Chapter 708 [(*^▽^*)]

Ghost Lin Leyou said, "The most important thing now is to figure out the mission. Put everything else aside for now."

The ghost Xue Rui naturally listened to him, moved closer to him, put his arm around his waist, and then looked at the human Xue Rui opposite him. This human looked completely unfamiliar.

Why is it that the ghost himself is in his original form, but the ghost Lin Leyou is an unfamiliar figure, just like the human Lin Leyou?

The ghost Xue Rui didn't know, but it was best not to speak for the time being.

Human Lin Leyou took a deep breath. "It seems the instance really is behind this. Could it be that our mission is to kill another version of ourselves, and the one that survives can leave the instance?"

Ghost Lin Leyou stroked his chin, "It is indeed possible."

Neither of them noticed that Xue Rui's eyes had become somewhat terrifying. Fortunately, they hadn't actually confirmed it; it was just a casual remark.

Human Xue Rui: "The mission is definitely related to this, but the specific situation needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. We can't make a haphazard determination. Maybe we were separated by the power of the instance, and the mission is to recall our other half."

The other half he was referring to wasn't his partner, but rather... his other half, himself.

The human Lin Leyou seemed to realize the current situation as well. The two of them were human, and in terms of strength, they were definitely not as powerful as the ghosts, especially since... they were still sharing all the props.

If relations were to break down at this point, the two of them, who are both human, would likely be the ones to die.

Human Lin Leyou was also a little scared. It seems that sometimes you can't speak carelessly. He glanced at the ghost Xue Rui several times. Even though he was very careful, he still felt that the scene of this person hugging the ghost Lin Leyou... that is, the other half of himself was a bit... Anyway, he felt a little awkward.

But he had no right to say he couldn't do it, since the two ghosts were together, while he was with the human Xue Rui beside him.

Wait a minute! He and Xue Rui are a couple. They've been together for a long time, so what they've lost are memories of each other. In other words, if they can both accept it, they can be kissing and hugging now.

Perhaps noticing Lin Leyou's gaze, Xue Rui glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

He shook his head. "It's nothing. Let's hurry up and figure out a way. If possible, let's find a way to clear the dungeon and leave. I don't like this dungeon."

These words truly resonated with the other three, who also disliked this instance.

As ghosts, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui didn't want to keep looking at their other half, who had been separated from them by the dungeon, and who wouldn't even remember what the other looked like for the rest of their lives.

They simply don't want to see or experience such a thing.

As human beings, neither of them can easily allow themselves to lose their memories or have some of their memories hidden, especially those related to their partner.

All four of them were eager to clear the dungeon.

Ghost Lin Leyou: "I think... it should be a combination of the two."

Lin Leyou, a human, said, "This method still needs to be explored. After all, if it's a brute-force approach, it's too easy. There's definitely no way a dungeon of this difficulty would have such an easy task."

The ghost Lin Leyou actually wanted to kill the version of himself in front of him who had no memories of Xue Rui, but he had to admit that what he said made sense.

Moreover... what's more, this human self is the main one, and the ghost self is the one who should be killed. In that case, wouldn't he just be waiting to die?

The ghost Xue Rui beside him seemed to have guessed what he was thinking. He held his hand, looked at him, and remained silent.

The ghost Lin Leyou patted his hand, "Don't worry."

Seeing that he didn't have any strange expression, Xue Rui, the ghost, was relieved and said, "Hmm."

Seeing the affectionate interaction between the two, Xue Rui, a human, couldn't help but glance at Lin Leyou beside him.

Their eyes met again, and they were both a little embarrassed. After all, they were complete strangers to each other, and even if they knew the other was their lover, they couldn't really be intimate.

As they talked, the four of them fell silent, because there really wasn't much to say. The most important thing was to figure out how to merge into one.

This method of dividing the property into two parts is definitely not a solution, but the approach is still unclear.

Human player Lin Leyou said, "Since we are like this, other players must be like this too. Let's observe how other players handle this and then learn from their experience."

Human Xue Rui chimed in from the side, "I agree."

The two ghosts on the other side naturally had no objections. "Then let's track and monitor those players first, and see how they handle it."

Just then, the ghost Xue Rui suddenly thought of something, "The whole village has a total of 10,000 people, but the four of us are actually only two people. So, does that mean the whole village of 10,000 people actually only has 5,000 people?"

Ghost Lin Leyou paused slightly, "You suspect that we're not the only ones experiencing this, but everyone in the village is in the same situation?"

Lin Leyou, a human, said, "But then a new problem arises. As everyone knows, ghosts attack and eat ordinary people. So, only half of them are eaten. What about the other half? Do they continue to live in the village, or do they disappear along with them?"

They had never actually noticed this before.

Ghost Lin Leyou: "You've all killed ghosts, right? If any of these ghosts have a spouse left in the village, they should be ordinary people. How are we going to find them?"

Lin Leyou, now a ghost and a human respectively, looks completely different. In other words, even if they were placed together, no one would mistake them for the same person.

Even if the other half of the slain ghost is still in the village, they will never be able to find it, because the other half, who is an ordinary person, would never know that they have a ghost.

Like them, if they didn't have backpacks with props inside, and hadn't discovered that the props were being used frequently, they probably wouldn't have realized the situation.

Human Lin Leyou said, "Since we can realize this, then other players must be able to realize it too. Why don't we wait and wait until other players discover this problem, then we'll have something to observe."

Human Xue Rui: "You mean, they won't sit down and discuss like the four of us did, but will just start fighting right away? They think killing each other will be the way to win?"

"They would definitely think that way, but they don't know if other players' partners are ghosts or just ordinary people."

The ghost Lin Leyou said, "Since that's the case, let's observe carefully. There's no rush."

So the goblin duo sent the human duo away, deciding to wait until they had more information before discussing it further, since they wouldn't be living together anyway.

Neither of them trusted the other.

After seeing the two humans off, the ghost Lin Leyou was somewhat tired. "Should we kill them?"

Xue Rui: "I'll listen to you."

Lin Leyou blinked. "You're so obedient."

He snuggled up to Lin Leyou and hugged him, saying, "I've always been very obedient."

Lin Leyou said, "The situation is a bit complicated. Let's not act rashly for now. Let's see what the other players do. If we kill them directly and it turns out to be a mistake, wouldn't we fail to clear the level?"

"You should know that the reward for a 3S-level dungeon mission can reach up to one billion points. That means if the mission fails, we could lose up to ten billion points. We'll lose all the points we've already acquired."

Xue Rui, "So many points..."

Lin Leyou looked at him, "Did you receive any system notifications just now?"

Xue Rui was startled. "What? You received a system notification?"

Lin Leyou shook his head, "I didn't mean anything, I was just asking you. I noticed that your expression seemed off the whole time, and there was a hint of murderous intent flashing in your eyes when you were staring at your other self."

"You hid it very well, but I can tell."

Xue Rui was silent for a while, "There was no system notification, I just wanted to kill him."

Lin Leyou was speechless. "Alright, even if we're going to kill them, we should wait until we've confirmed it before doing so. Let's put it aside for now. Anyway, they can't escape. We'll become stronger by killing other ghosts, but they won't."

Xue Rui nodded. "I understand."

When Lin Leyou and his companion returned to their villa number fifteen, they could tell from each other's solemn expressions.

Lin Leyou, a human, asked, "What do you think of this?"

Xue Rui said, "I think we might be in deep trouble."

"What do you mean? Did you figure it out?"

Xue Rui said, "Although the other ghost is trying his best to hide it, I can tell that he has murderous intentions towards me. In other words, if we don't get any results from observing the other players, they will definitely attack the two of us."

Lin Leyou sighed, "In the end, we are still too weak when facing ghosts and monsters."

Xue Rui, "So let's pray we can find another way, if we can't..."

Lin Leyou, "Release the mechanical spiders now, those on your side..."

Xue Rui: "I have a surveillance camera here, I showed it to you before."

As a result, all four of them needed to use it, and in the end, they had no choice but to divide it in half between the two sides.

Daylight arrived, and the two ghosts returned to normal. They gathered in the square, and the four of them looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Ghost Lin Leyou: "Don't stay here. I remember there's a coffee shop over there. Go sit there and you can see what's happening outside through the window."

They had no objections. When they arrived at the coffee shop, there weren't many people there. They chose the best spot to sit down, ordered coffee, some small cakes, and snacks, and planned to sit there for the whole morning.

This spot offers a perfect view of the plaza, and combined with the surveillance equipment they've deployed, it's just right.

Human Xue Rui looked at the ghost Xue Rui opposite him. The other was the only one who came out wearing a hat, which was not surprising. Although he did not know the reason, the other's face was the original one, which was actually very strange.

However, they couldn't find out the reason for the time being, so they could only hold back for now, knowing they would find out later.

Human Xue Rui would occasionally glance at the person opposite him out of the corner of his eye, but in reality, he was being wary of them. He was certain that his senses were correct, whether it was yesterday or now...

He could feel the intense killing intent emanating from the ghost within him, as if it could suddenly attack and kill him at any moment. Why was that?

The ghost Lin Leyou doesn't seem to have any designs on him, perhaps it's just temporary, but it's not time to kill him yet. Why is the ghost Xue Rui acting this way?

His gaze kept drifting towards the opposite side, which caught the attention of the ghost Lin Leyou. "What are you doing? Don't fight here."

Although Xue Rui was wearing a hat that covered the upper half of his face, Lin Leyou still felt his gaze on her. "No way."

Ghost Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay."

Time passed slowly, and soon the surveillance equipment they deployed captured some of the information they needed. One of the players not only discovered that there was another version of himself in the village, but the two even met.

The meeting place was right next to the fountain.

There was nothing he could do; the fountain was the most eye-catching feature in the entire village, and the square was the largest, unless he wanted to meet outside the village.

Upon meeting each other, they didn't say anything immediately. Instead, they asked each other to take out their items from their backpacks. Only after confirming that they could take out all the items did they leave together in a tacit understanding.

They walked out of the village.

The ghost Lin Leyou said, "We should probably go outside the village to resolve this matter."

Lin Leyou, a human, exclaimed, "They're going to make their move already? In broad daylight?"

Ghostly Lin Leyou said, "There's no rule saying you can't fight in broad daylight, it's just..."

They are just ghosts disguised as ordinary people, who revert to their ghost form at night and hunt.

Lin Leyou, a human, knew what he hadn't finished saying. "That's true."

Their surveillance equipment followed quietly behind, but not very closely. Instead, it bypassed them and went ahead to some corners outside the village to lie in wait for them.

After the two reached the edge of the village, they walked a little further away to avoid attracting the attention of the village NPCs, and only stopped when they could no longer see the village.

Are you a ghost?

One of them got straight to the point.

"I'm not, I think you are, are you the thief crying 'stop thief'?"

Neither of them would give in, but neither could win an argument, since they were, after all, one person.

The two people... no, I should say this person had a short temper. They didn't say much, but they both suddenly became furious and then took out weapons and props from their backpacks.

They probably all wanted the same item, but one of them got there first. The one who didn't get it was stunned for a moment, then realized something was wrong and quickly tried to get another weapon or item.

But to my surprise, the other side beat me to it and snatched the other weapon and item as well.